. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. n >*l^Botia»^tUykw iiiOiiTi 'ill W |!;iiiii/.ifes ^ reen: luilders .?^ 2).". -»^- E>- 3^: :^"n- ^ ^ . X ' 1 James J. Hill The Railroad King ^ How He Looked At ?"'",--, ??'.': '-? ????'?? ;i '-,*"<?', James J. Hill started as a brakeman, and ended as one of the country's biggest railroad owners. He knew i-ailroading froin the ground tip. Whatever he did, was done with a marvelous far-seeing eye. He built railroads that the oldest men in the business said could never pay. He bought up adjoining land that everybod
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. n >*l^Botia»^tUykw iiiOiiTi 'ill W |!;iiiii/.ifes ^ reen: luilders .?^ 2).". -»^- E>- 3^: :^"n- ^ ^ . X ' 1 James J. Hill The Railroad King ^ How He Looked At ?"'",--, ??'.': '-? ????'?? ;i '-,*"<?', James J. Hill started as a brakeman, and ended as one of the country's biggest railroad owners. He knew i-ailroading froin the ground tip. Whatever he did, was done with a marvelous far-seeing eye. He built railroads that the oldest men in the business said could never pay. He bought up adjoining land that everybody said wasn't worth a hoot, and never would be. But long before he died, his roads were the finest of dividend payers. v. 7 ~- Much of his vast land holdings, although sold at It reasonable figures, had netted him fortune after M fortune. As he built his fortune, so he built anything he built on his estate, ten miles out of St. Paul. He did nothing temporarily. Always, he built for the future. Built to last. That, so he said to our representative, was why he bought Lord & Bumham greenhouses. He was "convinced they were the best to ; If you are building TO LAST, we can build for you as no other greenhouse builderbuilds.——^r— ; Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO 30 Eart 42nd St. Land Tide Bldg. Continental Buik BIv>.'^-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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